Pro‐peptide‐reinforced, mucus‐penetrating pulmonary siRNA delivery mitigates cytokine storm in pneumonia

J Yang, S Duan, H Ye, C Ge, C Piao… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Pulmonary delivery of anti‐inflammatory siRNA holds great potential in mitigating the
cytokine storm during severe pneumonia. However, commonly utilized polycationic siRNA …

Surface coating of pulmonary siRNA delivery vectors enabling mucus penetration, cell targeting, and intracellular radical scavenging for enhanced acute lung injury …

J Zhu, M Guo, Y Cui, Y Meng, J Ding… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Pulmonary delivery of anti-inflammatory siRNA presents a promising approach for localized
therapy of acute lung injury (ALI), while polycationic vectors can be easily trapped by the …

Fluorinated α-helical polypeptides synchronize mucus permeation and cell penetration toward highly efficient pulmonary siRNA delivery against acute lung injury

C Ge, J Yang, S Duan, Y Liu, F Meng, L Yin - Nano Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
The mucus layer and cell membrane are two major barriers against pulmonary siRNA
delivery. Commonly used polycationic gene vectors can hardly penetrate the mucus layer …

[HTML][HTML] Pulmonary delivery of siRNA against acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome

M Zoulikha, Q Xiao, GF Boafo, MA Sallam… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) has been under investigation for the treatment of
several unmet medical needs, including acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress …

[HTML][HTML] Intratracheal administration of siRNA triggers mRNA silencing in the lung to modulate T cell immune response and lung inflammation

B Ng, T Cash-Mason, Y Wang, J Seitzer… - … Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2019 - cell.com
Clinical application of siRNA-based therapeutics outside of the liver has been hindered by
the inefficient delivery of siRNA effector molecules into extra-hepatic organs and cells of …

Engineered Polymer–SiRNA Polyplexes Provide Effective Treatment of Lung Inflammation

T Jeon, DC Luther, R Goswami, C Bell, H Nagaraj… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Uncontrolled inflammation is responsible for acute and chronic diseases in the lung.
Regulating expression of pro-inflammatory genes in pulmonary tissue using small interfering …

Targeted delivery of siRNA to activated T cells via transferrin-polyethylenimine (Tf-PEI) as a potential therapy of asthma

Y Xie, NH Kim, V Nadithe, D Schalk, A Thakur… - Journal of Controlled …, 2016 - Elsevier
Asthma is a worldwide health problem. Activated T cells (ATCs) in the lung, particularly T
helper 2 cells (Th 2), are strongly associated with inducing airway inflammatory responses …

Inhaled siRNA nanoparticles targeting IL11 inhibit lung fibrosis and improve pulmonary function post-bleomycin challenge

X Bai, G Zhao, Q Chen, Z Li, M Gao, W Ho, X Xu… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Interleukin-11 (IL-11) is a profibrotic cytokine essential for the differentiation of fibroblasts
into collagen-secreting, actin alpha 2, smooth muscle–positive (ACTA2+) myofibroblasts …

The potential of siRNA based drug delivery in respiratory disorders: Recent advances and progress

K Dua, R Wadhwa, G Singhvi, V Rapalli… - Drug development …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Lung diseases are the leading cause of mortality worldwide. The currently available
therapies are not sufficient, leading to the urgent need for new therapies with sustained anti …

Hybrid pulmonary surfactant-coated nanogels mediate efficient in vivo delivery of siRNA to murine alveolar macrophages

L De Backer, T Naessens, S De Koker, E Zagato… - Journal of Controlled …, 2015 - Elsevier
The local delivery of small interfering RNA (siRNA) to the lungs may provide a therapeutic
solution to a range of pulmonary disorders. Resident alveolar macrophages (rAM) in the …